Essay name: Tilakamanjari of Dhanapala (study)
Author:
Shri N. M. Kansara
Affiliation: Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda / Department of Sanskrit Pali and Prakrit
This is an English study of the Tilakamanjari of Dhanapala, a Sanskrit poem written in the 11th century. Technically, the Tilaka-manjari is classified as a Gadyakavya (鈥減rose-romance鈥�). The author, Dhanapala was a court poet to the Paramara king Munja, who ruled the Kingdom of Malwa in ancient west-central India.
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a raga. Along with the practice of music, the sharp theora-
tical discussions about the propriety or otherwise of vari-
ous notes in particular types of songs'
274 also went hand in
hand. Prevalence of a high standard of musical talent is
evinced by the fact that at times even the harem maids po-
ssessed expertise sufficient to resolve knotty problems of
the professional singers with reference to musical notes? 75
Instrumental music naturally kept pace with the
vocal one. Here also the gr膩ma scale, especially the Pancama-
gr膩ma-r膩ga seems to have been popular with the lutanists ? 276
277 Kings themselves seem to be adequately grounded in music
to enjoy playing the instruments like flute and lute in
company of highly advanced proud professional masters.
The technical terms of music, such as Gr膩ma, R膩ga, T膩ra,
Murcchan膩, Gamaka, Gr膩mat膩na, Gr膩mar膩ga, S峁泃i, T膩na, Kal膩,
-278
Samak膩la, T膩la and Laya are also utilized by Dhanapala.
Various types of musical instruments, viz., Mrdanga, Vallaki,
274. cf. TM (N), p. 41 (2) --- 啶椸げ啶苦い啶椸ぐ啷嵿さ啶椸え啷嵿ぇ啶班啶� 啶多た啶ムた啶侧た啶� 啶椸啶� 啶椸啶粪啶犩 啶膏啶掂ぐ 啶掂た啶氞ぞ啶班ぞ--
[galitagarvagandharva 艣ithilita g墨ta go峁ａ弓h墨 svara vic膩r膩--
] TM(N),p.41(2)
1 275. cf. TM(N), p.372(8ff.)
啶班ぞ啶溹啷佮げ啶氞ぞ啶班ぃ啶膏啶�
啶曕啶曕た啶侧, 啶掂た啶о啶灌た 啶膏啶掂さ啶苦し啶ぞ啶︵啶啶啶粪 啶曕た啶ㄠ啶ㄠぐ-
啶膏啶掂ぐ啶膏啶︵啶� 啶掂た啶氞啶涏啶︵ぎ啷� ... [谤腻箩补办耻濒补肠腻谤补峁嘺蝉测补
kokile, vidhehi svavi峁y膩dupeyu峁岣� kinnara-
svarasa峁僤eha vicchedam ... ] 1
276. TM (N),p.70 (14)- 啶曕さ啶氞た啶︵ぞ啶う啷嵿ぇ 啶ぃ啷嵿ぁ啶侧 啶曕 啶掂啶ざ啷嵿啶苦 啶啶班お啶炧啶氞啶ぎ啶距え 啶侧げ啶苦い啶啷嵿啶�
啶椸啶班ぞ啶ぐ啶距啶 啶�
[kavacid膩baddha ma峁囜笉al墨 ke vaipa艣cika prapa帽cyam膩na lalitapa帽cama
gr膩mar膩gam na
] 277. ibid.,p.70(5拢fo) - 啶むい啷嵿啶距げ啶膏啶掂ぞ啶椸い啷堗ぐ啷嵿啷�啶� 啶多ぞ啶膏啶む啶班お啶班た啶溹啶炧ぞ啶� 啶︵啶班ぞ啶班啶� 啶椸ぐ啷嵿う啷堗啶ㄠ啶оた
啶班啶掂た啶曕啶ぞ啶о啶ぞ啶 啶膏す 啶掂啶｀啶掂啶｀ぞ 啶掂ぞ啶︵啶じ啷嵿く 啶掂た啶ㄠ啶︵え 啶︵た啶ㄠぎ 啶多啶� 啶え啶い啷� 啷�
啷�
[tatk膩lasev膩gatairg墨ta 艣膩straparij帽膩na d奴r膩r奴岣峢a gardaigandhi
rvikop膩dhy膩ya岣� saha ve峁噓v墨峁嚹� v膩dyasya vinodana dinama 艣e峁 manayat |
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] 278. cf. ibid., pp.188(2-10); 186(2); 391(2); 394(23); 394(2);
269(5); 269(13-14); 142(20).
